Improvement in gas-regulators



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY C. SERGEANT, OF CINCINNATI., OHIO.

IM PROVEM ENT IN GAS-REGULATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 34,996. dated April 15,1862.V

To all iff/"210771. it may concern: p

Ilo ity known 1hatLIIENRv(. SERGEANT, of Cincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and the State of Ohio, have invented anew and ImprovedRegulator' for Gas andI do hereby def-lare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference bein g had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in Which-Figure 1 is aperspective View. Fig. 2 is a' vertical part section of thekey of gas-cock, showing' the regulating-screw. Fig. 43 represents thenut for holding the key in its place. Fig. 1L represents theregulating-screw for increasing or diminishing the opening in the key ofthe cock.

My improved regulator consists in the a1'- rangement of a small screwplaced in one end of the key of the cock, so arranged that by turning itthe opening in the key can be increased or diminished at pleasure,according to the amount of light required, th stop-cock being used forturning on and olf the gas and the regulating-screw to govern the amountof opening.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use `my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures. l

A represents the regulating-screw, which ls to beadjusted to the desiredamount of opening, (by a key or wrench made for that purpose.)

B represents the look-nut, whichis also adjusted by the wrench to holdthe key of the cock in its proper position.

(l represents the opening in the key of the cock, which is increased ordiminished by the turning of the regulating-screw.

The operation is easily understood. Open the gas-cock with the thumb andiinger, then place the Wrench upon the reg11lating-scre\v, turn it untilyou have the desired amount of light, then set the lock-nut down to itspropel' place, allowing the key of the cock to move freely. Then byopening and shutting the gas-cock you will iind that you always havespecification.

HENRY C. SERGEANT. Witnesses:

CHAs. E. SERGEANT, W. CHEASEY.

